Diseases

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

COLLAGEN DISEASES characterized by brittle, osteoporotic, and easily fractured bones. It may also present with blue sclerae, loose joints, and imperfect dentin formation. Most types are autosomal dominant and are associated with mutations in COLLAGEN TYPE I.

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COLLAGEN DISEASES characterized by brittle, osteoporotic, and easily fractured bones. It may also present with blue sclerae, loose joints, and imperfect dentin formation. Most types are autosomal dominant and are associated with mutations in COLLAGEN TYPE I.

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  • Brittle Bone Disease
  • Fragilitas Ossium
  • Ossiums, Fragilitas
  • Lobstein Disease
  • Lobstein's Disease
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta Tarda
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta with Blue Sclerae
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Type 1
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Type I
  • Disease, Lobstein
  • Disease, Lobstein's
  • Lobsteins Disease
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta Tardas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010013. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010013
  2. Osteogenesis Imperfecta. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteogenesis_imperfecta
  3. Osteogenesis Imperfecta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749409